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North West Fire District seeks to spend more than $1 million on equipment, new truck

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Baldwinsville firefighters at house fire on Mechanic Street in Baldwinsville in this 2012 file photo. The Baldwinsville Fire Department is part of the North West Fire District, which was created in 2013. The fire district is seeking to buy more than $1 million in new equipment, including a new pumper truck.
(Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com)

Baldwinsville, NY -- The North West Fire District, of the towns of Lysander and Van Buren, is seeking voter approval to purchase new safety equipment and a new pumper truck.

A public vote will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Lysander Fire Station at 664 Lamson Road. The Northwest Fire District oversees the Lysander and Baldwinsville fire departments.

The public will vote on two propositions.

The first proposition will allow the fire district to purchase various fire safety equipment, personal protective equipment, breathing apparatus and communication systems. The cost is not to exceed $703,769. The second proposition is to consider the purchase of a new 2,000 gallon pumper truck with a cost not to exceed $370,000.

An informational meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the fire station on Lamson Road.

The North West Fire District was approved in 2013 when the Lysander and Van Buren town boards passed resolutions to dissolve their fire protection districts that were currently in place. The North West Fire District eliminated the towns' responsibility for fire protection services, united two fire departments and created one fire district.